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80012

ZIP 80012 is in Aurora, Colorado, mostly in Arapahoe County; area codes 303, 720 and 983; Mountain time. Aurora has 17 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Arapahoe +1 more
Population
51,052
Coordinates
39.6998, -104.8378
☼ Live from 80012 — Aurora, CO

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Where 80012 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 80012
  • 🔢 Type 80012 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIOOB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 80,012 = 2 × 2 × 83 × 241. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011100010001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 80011 (Aurora, CO, 4 mi away) and 80013 (Aurora, CO, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 80012 becomes 21008, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 35 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00821, 01028, 01082, 02018, 02081, 02108, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00821 in Christiansted, VI, 2,830 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 82%.
  • 🎯332 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 80012 and you would come out at 39.70°S, 75.16°E — 709 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 59m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 21m.
  • 📏 At 7.6 square miles of land, 80012 is bigger than 24% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population51,052This ZIP51,052
Households19,536This ZIP19,536
Housing units20,304This ZIP20,304
Median age34.0This ZIP34.0Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$73,000This ZIP$73,000Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$429,500This ZIP$429,500Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,753This ZIP$1,753Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.1%This ZIP28.1%
Mean commute28.8 minThis ZIP28.8 min
Population density6,717.4 / sq miThis ZIP6,717.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,075This ZIP1,075
Employees18,765This ZIP18,765
Annual payroll$907,234,000This ZIP$907,234,000
Tax returns filed24,200This ZIP24,200
Total adjusted gross income$1,256,793,000This ZIP$1,256,793,000

Land area

Land area7.60 sq miThis ZIP7.60 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 80012 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Arapahoe County 99.6%
Denver County 0.4%

Other place names in 80012

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 80012

ZIPCityDistance
80040 Aurora, CO 2.1 mi
80042 Aurora, CO 2.1 mi
80201 Denver, CO 2.1 mi
80247 Denver, CO 2.2 mi
80014 Aurora, CO 2.5 mi
80010 Aurora, CO 3.0 mi
80230 Denver, CO 3.1 mi
80045 Aurora, CO 3.2 mi
80231 Denver, CO 3.3 mi
80017 Aurora, CO 3.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 80012?

80012 is in Aurora, Colorado, in Arapahoe County, part of the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.6998, -104.8378.

What county is 80012 in?

80012 spans 2 counties: Arapahoe County and Denver County. Most of it falls in Arapahoe County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 80012?

Aurora uses area codes 303, 720 and 983, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 80012 in?

80012 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 80012?

About 51,052 people live in ZIP code 80012, in 19,536 households, at 6,717.4 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 80012?

$73,000 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 80012?

The closest are 80040 (2.1 mi), 80042 (2.1 mi), 80201 (2.1 mi), 80247 (2.2 mi) and 80014 (2.5 mi).

Is 80012 a PO Box ZIP code?

80012 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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